Introduction -- Inspiration at the roots: sources of nonviolence in Islam -- At the point of a sword? how Islam actually spread -- Ignored for no fault of theirs: the Sufis and other pacifist Muslim sects -- Jihad is not war: grappling with the most controversial aspect of Islam -- A most improbable tale: nonviolence among the Pashtuns of Pakistan -- Following in the Mahatma's footsteps: Muslim Gandhians -- A refusal to cooperate: the struggle of the Kosovar Albanians -- Not just a land of conflict: nonviolence in the Middle East -- Struggling against heavy odds: Palestinians and nonviolence -- To topple dictators without force: peaceful protest in modern South Asia -- Conclusion